{"id":145252,"date":"2015-07-21T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=145252"},"modified":"2015-07-20T15:02:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T22:02:55","slug":"zoe-avestruz-leads-100-back-high-school-all-americans-by-slim-margin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/zoe-avestruz-leads-100-back-high-school-all-americans-by-slim-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoe Avestruz Leads 100 Back High School All-Americans By Slim Margin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zoe Avestruz<\/strong> barely managed to keep Carmel High School from claiming the top spot in the girls 100 backstroke on the list of high school All-Americans for the 2014-2015, beating Claire Adams<\/strong> by one hundredth of a second. On the boys side, Michael Thomas<\/strong> and John Shebat<\/strong> posted the only swims under 47 seconds during the season.<\/p>\n

Our 11-part NISCA All-American Showcase is highlighting each event on the high school swimming schedule, and Swimming World<\/i> is proud to partner with the National Interscholatic Swim Coaches Association to provide a global spotlight on high school swimming in the United States.<\/p>\n

Avestruz, a senior at Chahassen High School in Minnesota, won the state championship with a lifetime best 51.98 in November. Three months later, Adams won the same event at the Indiana state meet with a personal best 51.99 for the top two times in the nation. Both were within reach of Olivia Smoliga\u2019s<\/strong> national high school record of 51.43 from 2012. Adams will be back next season to chase Smoliga\u2019s record again.<\/p>\n

In addition to Avestruz and Adams, three others broke 53 seconds to round out a competitive list. Elise Haan<\/strong> (52.60), <\/strong>Hannah Whiteley<\/strong> (52.98) and Sonia Wang<\/strong> (52.99) all posted lifetime best to rank in the top five nationally.<\/p>\n

Girls 100 Backstroke National Top 8 (Mobile users: Click the “+” to expand content)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]
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After being denied the top of the rankings in the 200 individual medley, Hatboro Horsham High School\u2019s Michael Thomas<\/strong> reigns in the 100 backstroke high school All-Americans roster with a 46.19 from the Pennsylvania state championships. He needed to be that fast to hold off the 46.71 from Oakton High School\u2019s John Shebat<\/strong>. Both were the only two performances under 48 seconds this season to put a cap to their high school careers.<\/p>\n

Ethan Young<\/strong> of Dalton High School was the sole swimmer in the 47-second range this year, posting a 47.47 at the Georgia state championships. Fourteen swimmers behind Young were in the 48-second range to show the depth of young talent in the backstroke.<\/p>\n

Boys 100 Backstroke National Top 8 (Mobile users: Click the “+” to expand content)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]
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2014-15 NISCA Girls High School All-Americans<\/h2>\n